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type: Palm Sutra Concept
title: "月柱 (Month Pillar)"
description: "Counted forward from the Year pillar to the lunar birth month, the Month pillar governs parents and elders, the early years, and the foundation of one’s family background and career.."
resource: https://localpapa.com/tools/yizhang.html
category: "Damo Yi Zhang Jing · Pillar"
tags: [yizhang, palm-sutra, pillar, parents, youth, early-career]
timestamp: 2026-06-21T00:00:00Z
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# 月柱 (Month Pillar)

- **中文 / Chinese:** 月柱
- **Governs 主管:** parents, youth & early career
- **Keywords:** parents, youth, early-career

Counted forward from the Year pillar to the lunar birth month, the Month pillar governs parents and elders, the early years, and the foundation of one’s family background and career.

The palm star this pillar falls on (see <https://localpapa.com/tools/yizhang.html>) describes how this area of life unfolds.

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